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In the late 1840s, William Wells, who had inherited the nearby Holmewood Hall from his father Captain William Wells, drained Whittlesey Mere.By 1852, the area was dry and available for agriculture.
Britain's smallest pub measuring just 5 metres by 2 metres (16.5 ft by 6.5 ft), according to the Guinness Book of Records. [7] The pub, a timber-framed Grade II listed building, has been in existence since 1867. [8] In 1984, a record 102 people squeezed inside. [9] The Old Ferryboat Inn, Holywell, Cambridge. One of a number of pubs claiming to ...
The Nutshell is a pub in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, that until 2016 claimed to be the smallest pub in Britain, although this claim was challenged by several others, including the Smiths Arms at Godmanstone (since closed) and the Lakeside Inn in Southport.
The Cat and Fiddle Inn is a former public house in the English Peak District, close to the border between Cheshire and Derbyshire.It sits on the A537 road from Macclesfield to Buxton, which runs across a high and remote area of moorland.
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is a pub in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is one of several pubs that lay claim to being the oldest in England, claiming to have been in business since 793 AD. It is one of several pubs that lay claim to being the oldest in England, claiming to have been in business since 793 AD.
The building, known as "Britain's wonkiest pub", [1] was put up for sale for £675,000 in March 2023 as a going concern. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] On 25 June, it was the subject of a burglary causing over £10,000 worth of damage to the bar, kitchen, and toilet areas.
A pub’s clever promotion to give away free pints every time Nottingham Forest scored a goal backfired over the weekend when the team won 7-0.. The atmosphere in The Gedling Inn, in Nottingham ...
In April 2011, a gay couple were ejected from the brewery's John Snow pub in Soho for kissing, with the landlady calling the couple "obscene". [28] Two other people were also ordered to leave after defending the couple. [29] After learning about a planned "kiss-in" by protestors, the pub closed hours before it took place. [30]